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The Crucible Vocabulary
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Literature
11th Grade
10/28/2013
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inert
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lacking ability to move
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calumny
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false statements to damage reputation
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prodigious
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unnatural or abnormal
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quail
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to feel or show fear
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anarchy
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a state of disorder due to absence of gov
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diabolism
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worship of the devil
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bemused
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puzzle, confuse
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antagonist
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a person who opposes someone/something
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propitiation
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appeasing a god/spirit
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licentious
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disregard accepted rules/conventions
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pallor
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unhealthy pale appearance
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perplexed
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baffled or puzzled
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indignant
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anger, annoyance at unfair treatment
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avidly
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with keen interest or enthusiasm
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tainted
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contaminated or polluted
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calamity
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misfortune or disaster
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lechery
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unrestrained sexual desire
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daft
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crazy, insane
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contentious
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causing argument/controversy
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effrontery
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shameless boldness, audacity:
"she had the effrontery to ask for two free samples"
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qualm
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uneasy feeling
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remorselessly
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merciless, pitiless
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pretense
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pretend, make-believe
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transfixed
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motionless with amazement/terror
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beguile
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mislead or trick
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reprieve
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delay or relieve from punishment, to pardon
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indictment
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formal accusation, court
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penitence
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regret for one's sinning, repentance
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